At the Cleveland Asian Festival several years ago Marine Brigadier General Daniel D. Yoo (Korean heritage) spoke about the contributions of Asian-Americans in the Marine Corps and other services and singled out 3 Asian-American military heroes. It’s worth at watch.
Li Li, MD, PhD has over 25 years of experience as a primary care
doctor and family practitioner. Dr. Li
is also a Mary Ann Swetland Professor of Environmental Health Sciences at Case
Western Reserve University School of Medicine.
He spoke at an event hosted by Immigration Attorney Margaret Wong about
the health issues of the Asian population.
In this video, Dr. Li says that Asian Americans are the first
racial/ethnic group to experience cancer as the leading cause of death. He gave an example of liver cancer in Los
Angeles. He also showed how meat
consumption correlates with colon cancer.
The White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) held a Community Listening Session at Ariel International Center on January 28, 2015. The event was coordinated by City of Cleveland Community Relations Board Asian Liaison Chia-Min Chen.